scholarly journals Renewable Energy and Solar Business in the European Union

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Noncho Dimitrov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Trade Barriers ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Pricing Policies ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Public Pressure

The solar business faces major challenges related to the constantly changing regulatory framework, corporate interests and public pressure. Successful adaptation to the high requirements of regulators and competitive alternative energy sources is needed. The solar business is one of the levers with which the European Union has consistently underlined its commitment to international cooperation and the fight against the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The formation of the internal market in the energy sector requires the elimination of many barriers and trade barriers, the approximation of tax and pricing policies, norm and standards measures, and environmental and safety regulations. This requires the development and implementation of successful strategies by solar energy producers, traders and consumers.

scholarly journals Renewable Energy and Solar Business in the European Union

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noncho Dimitrov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Trade Barriers ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Pricing Policies ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Public Pressure

Abstract The solar business faces major challenges related to the constantly changing regulatory framework, corporate interests and public pressure. Successful adaptation to the high requirements of regulators and competitive alternative energy sources is needed. The solar business is one of the levers with which the European Union has consistently underlined its commitment to international cooperation and the fight against the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The formation of the internal market in the energy sector requires the elimination of many barriers and trade barriers, the approximation of tax and pricing policies, norm and standards measures, and environmental and safety regulations. This requires the development and implementation of successful strategies by solar energy producers, traders and consumers.

scholarly journals Factors of impact on the evolution of electricity markets from renewable energy sources: a comparison between Romania and Germany

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxana Clodnițchi ◽  
Alexandra Cătălina Chinie
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electricity Markets ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Future Market ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Renewable Sources ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources

Abstract When talking about the future of Europe we also think about alternative energy sources. It is up to national governments to decide how to encourage investments in this field in order to contribute to the 20-20-20 EU-objective. Until the network delivery cost for electricity produced from renewable sources will be comparable to the cost for energy from traditional sources ("grid parity"), the development of businesses and markets for electricity from renewable sources is going to be driven by support schemes. The state of the grids and the facility of grid-access constitute another two key factors influencing the development of this sector. Last but not least, the question of policy consistency is raised within the business community. Over the past years some support schemes have proved to be more effective than others, and grid conditions have also evolved. Policies supporting the development of renewables also changed at EU-level and at national levels. Based on statistics, scientific literature and the feedback of the business community, this study aims to analyse the development of renewable energy sectors in the European Union by comparing Germany’s and Romania’s experience. Also this study describes the current and expected future market situation in these countries relying on data gained from questionnaires and interviews with specialists in the renewable field.

scholarly journals Prospects for development of Ukraine and EU in the field of renewable energy sources

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 01008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mykola Khomenko ◽  
Kateryna Pryakhina ◽  
Kostyantyn Latyshev
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Small Hydropower ◽  
The Eu

In article assessment of tendencies and prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union in the field of renewable energy sources was carried out. Over the past decades, the theme of climate change, especially caused by human activity, has become one of the most acute and most exploited in scientific disputes. Today, the problem of finding new sources of energy is more than acute, with a special place occupy non-traditional ones. The reduction of Ukraine's energy dependence on traditional fuel resources is possible only through the development and use own alternative energy, which uses local resources – bioenergy as a fuel or does not require a fuel component at all – solar, wind and small hydropower. The European Union is one of the leaders in the implementation of alternative energy and renewable energy sources and initiates the creation of many organizations that finance alternative energy projects. Ukraine should ensure the effective convergence of its own legislation with the European Union, since it defined the European integration vector as a priority area of foreign policy development. At the same time, within the framework of the Union, the mechanism of environmental protection and progressive approaches to the implementation of energy policy, including in the field of renewable energy, can serve as the most constructive benchmarks for Ukraine's development in this area. Ukraine signed the Paris Agreement, and undertook certain commitments, namely: in accordance with the National Action Plan on alternative energy up to 2020, the objective was to reach 11% of RES in gross final energy consumption. Achieving this goal is possible only in the case of international cooperation with the EU in the field of alternative energy. However, today, the study of the prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in this field is not developing sufficiently and there is a certain vacuum in solving strategic problems in this context, which determines the relevance of the topic.

scholarly journals Legal aspects of the use of bioenergy in the European Union

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Holub Svitlana ◽  
◽  
Shynkaruk Nataliia ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Final Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Final Energy Consumption ◽  
The Eu

The article explores the features of the legal regulation of bioenergy in the European Union, analyses the concepts of bioenergy and biofuels in Ukrainian and European legislation and highlights the main provisions of the European Union Directives, concerning the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, including biomass. In particular, bioenergy has been identified in the EU as the leading source of renewable energy for heating and cooling (88 per cent of all RES), representing 16 per cent of the total European final energy consumption in this sector. Consequently, in view of the demand for and the need to use such a resource, the EU legislative framework contains a number of principles (bases) and mandates for regulating the relationship in the area of manufacturing, handling and decontamination of waste biofuels as a primary feedstock for bioenergy. In particular, the fundamental principles of the EU bioenergy legislation are, first, the principle of sustainable production and consumption of biomass, and second, the prevention of reduction of negative impacts from the use of this resource, Third, increasing the share of alternative energy sources to 75 % of final energy consumption by 2050. Keywords: bioenergy, permanence, alternative energy sources, biofuels

Increase of Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources Utilization in Slovakia by 2020 in Comparison to other Selected EU Countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 152-154 ◽  
pp. 495-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrieta Pavolová ◽  
Andrea Seňová ◽  
Tomáš Bakalár
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Partial Result ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Theoretical Base ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources

One way to save fuel is to use renewable energy, including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass. The use of renewable and alternative energy sources is contributing to environmental protection and nature conservation as a whole and provides a perspective of sustainable development. The aim of this paper is to compare the possibility of increasing the use of alternative and renewable energy sources in Slovakia with neighboring countries. It determines and also identifies the level of the Slovak Republic in the use of renewable energy sources because it is expected to increase by 2020 in each country. This paper is also devoted to the theoretical base of renewable and alternative forms of energy. One part of the paper deals with an analysis and comparison of the state of the use of renewable energy sources in Slovakia and in selected EU countries. Latest part deals with the overall national objectives set by the European Union for the proportion of energy from RES, which will be achieved by 2020. The paper is a partial result of the research project on RES realized at Technical University of Košice (Slovakia).

European Energy Security

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almas Heshmati ◽  
Shahrouz Abolhosseini
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
The European Union

This chapter reviews relevant literature on the current state and effectiveness of developing renewable energy on energy security in general, and on energy security in the European Union (EU) in particular. The chapter elaborates on primary energy import sources, possible alternatives, and how energy security is affected by the sources of supply. It also gives an analysis of the effects of the Ukrainian crisis, the isolation of Iran on diversification sources, and on European energy security. It examines EU’s energy policy, analyses the best motivation for a new energy policy direction within Europe, and suggests alternative solutions for enhanced energy supply security. The aim is to suggest suitable solutions for energy security in Europe through energy supply diversification. Supply diversification includes alternative energy corridors for reducing dependency on Russia as a supplier and enhancing the power generated by renewable energy sources under the European Union 2020 strategy.

scholarly journals Relationships between Renewable Energy and the Prevalence of Morbidity in the Countries of the European Union: A Panel Regression Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6548
Author(s):  
Robert Stefko ◽  
Beata Gavurova ◽  
Miroslav Kelemen ◽  
Martin Rigelsky ◽  
Viera Ivankova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Panel Regression Models

The main objective of the presented study was to examine the associations between the use of renewable energy sources in selected sectors (transport, electricity, heating, and cooling) and the prevalence of selected groups of diseases in the European Union, with an emphasis on the application of statistical methods considering the structure of data. The analyses included data on 27 countries of the European Union from 2010 to 2019 published in the Eurostat database and the Global Burden of Disease Study. Panel regression models (pooling model, fixed (within) effects model, random effects model) were primarily used in analytical procedures, in which a panel variable was represented by countries. In most cases, positive and significant associations between the use of renewable energy sources and the prevalence of diseases were confirmed. The results of panel regression models could be generally interpreted as meaning that renewable energy sources are associated with the prevalence of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and kidney diseases, digestive diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, neoplasms, sense organ diseases, and skin and subcutaneous diseases at a significance level (α) of 0.05 and lower. These findings could be explained by the awareness of the health problem and the response in the form of preference for renewable energy sources. Regarding statistical methods used for country data or for data with a specific structure, it is recommended to use the methods that take this structure into account. The absence of these methods could lead to misleading conclusions.

scholarly journals Changes in Energy Consumption in Agriculture in the EU Countries

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1570
Author(s):  
Tomasz Rokicki ◽  
Aleksandra Perkowska ◽  
Bogdan Klepacki ◽  
Piotr Bórawski ◽  
Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Research Hypothesis ◽  
The Eu

The paper’s main purpose was to identify and present the current situation and changes in energy consumption in agriculture in the European Union (EU) countries. The specific objectives were the determination of the degree of concentration of energy consumption in agriculture in the EU countries, showing the directions of their changes, types of energy used, and changes in this respect, establishing the correlation between energy consumption and changes in the economic and agricultural situation in the EU countries. All member states of the European Union were deliberately selected for research on 31 December 2018 (28 countries). The research period covered the years 2005–2018. The sources of materials were the literature on the subject, and data from Eurostat. Descriptive, tabular, and graphical methods were used to analyze and present materials, dynamics indicators with a stable base, Gini concentration coefficient, concentration analysis using the Lorenz curve, coefficient of variation, Kendall’s tau correlation coefficient, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. A high concentration of energy consumption in agriculture was found in several EU countries, the largest in countries with the largest agricultural sector, i.e., France and Poland. There were practically no changes in the concentration level. Only in the case of renewable energy, a gradual decrease in concentration was visible. More and more countries developed technologies that allow the use of this type of energy. However, the EU countries differed in terms of the structure of the energy sources used. The majority of the basis was liquid fuels, while stable and gaseous fuels were abandoned in favor of electricity and renewable sources—according to which, in the EU countries, the research hypothesis was confirmed: a gradual diversification of energy sources used in agriculture, with a systematic increase in the importance of renewable energy sources. The second research hypothesis was also confirmed, according to which the increase in the consumption of renewable energy in agriculture is closely related to the economy’s parameters. The use of renewable energy is necessary and results from concern for the natural environment. Therefore, economic factors may have a smaller impact.

scholarly journals Advances in Underground Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Sources

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 5142
Author(s):  
Javier Menéndez ◽  
Jorge Loredo
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Coal Fuel

The use of fossil fuels (coal, fuel, and natural gas) to generate electricity has been reduced in the European Union during the last few years, involving a significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions [...]

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